Our Client is a global leader in the pharmaceutical industry. At their state of the art manufacturing site in Cheshire they have a vacancy for a Microbiology Manager within their Microbiology Department.
If you have prior Managerial Experience plus at least a BSc in Microbiology we would like to hear from you.

Purpose of the Role:

To lead the site in microbiology ensuring that all appropriate microbiological standards and regulatory requirements are met. To develop a culture in which all staff have appropriate knowledge and understanding of the aspects of microbiology and hygiene relevant to their role. To monitor developing regulatory and industry requirements and practices enabling our client to introduce new products and processes in an efficient and compliant manner and to manage the provision of compliant and cost effective microbiology services to the site.

Key Results Area:
To have a high profile presence, both personally and by the Microbiology Department, to ensure that microbiological and hygiene aspects of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) are understood by all and strictly enforced.
To monitor and develop external technical and regulatory positions and ensure that appropriate actions are taken to maintain compliance.
To have a thorough understanding of the science and ensure that all current regulatory requirements are met on site.
To implement monitor and maintain appropriate standards of control over process, personnel and environment and utilities to demonstrate compliance with all regulatory and in house standards.
To ensure that microbiological data is communicated in a timely and effective manner to Operations, Quality and Development staff.
To advise on and review microbiological aspects of standard operating procedures (SOPs), validation protocols and regulatory submissions.
To manage the QC Microbiology laboratory to provide a compliant, on-time testing service to the site.
To recruit, train, motivate and develop microbiology Team Leaders and Technicians to enable them to achieve their full potential and that of the microbiology team

MAC Scientific is acting as a Recruitment Agency in respect of this Permanent Vacancy

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Note:
Owing to the overwhelming response to online adverts, if you have not heard from us within 5 working days then you can assume that your details do not match the spec and that you will not have been short listed.